172. ISAAC ASIMOV: A lifetime of learning

Isaac Asimov (1920-1992) was a writer, known for his contribution to science fiction (including The Three Laws of Robotics, I, Robot and the Foundation series) and his staggering work in other genres and non-fiction.

Asimov had a formal education in chemistry, earning his PhD and working as a chemist for the Navy during WWII. He taught biochemistry and later became a professor at the Boston Univeristy of Medicine, all while writing stories for fantasy magazines in his spare time. He finally left the University in 1958 to focus on writing. Asimov’s output was truly mind-blowing, writing over 500 (!!!) books and 90,000 letters. He said: “Writing is my only interest. Even speaking is an interruption.”

Asimov’s non-fiction books were mostly on astronomy, but his other titles covered general science, history, mathematics, physics, Shakespeare, the Bible and mythology. He was completely self-taught in these areas and was successful for being able to take difficult scientific concepts and make them entertaining for the general public. He said he could “read a dozen dull books and make one interesting book out of them.” To get some idea of how vast Asimov’s knowledge was, his books appear in nine of the ten Dewey Decimal Classes.

The quotes used in this comic are taken from a fantastic interview Asimov did in 1988 (which you can watch on YouTube). In it, Asimov predicts how in the near-future, personal computers will help anyone learn anything ‘that strikes their fancy’ in the privacy of their own home and at their own leisure. Of course, that prediction came true with the internet, and even though the technology from The Matrix isn’t available yet, where we could upload information directly into our brain and shout “I know kung-fu!”, it has never been easier to learn whatever you want, no matter how niche. Thanks to reader Jenny for sending me the quote and the Brain Pickings article that featured the interview.

– I admit not having read any of Asimov’s books. Where should I start? The Foundation series? His story Nightfall was voted the best short science fiction story of all-time, so maybe that?
– Asimov said that one of only two men he knew who was smarter than himself was his good friend Carl Sagan.

The mini landscapes alone are breathtaking. Your artwork is inspiring, and wants me to get up off my butt! It also makes me want to be financially independent even more so I’m not stuck in an office every day.

How very creative and outside-of the-box illustrative! The adventures of an independent older woman who’s portrayed as a perfectly content cultural and artistic explorer…What an ideal retirement – I love and aspire to this!

There are two volumes of Issac Asimov: The Complete Stories. I’m rereading the first and really want to get the second. The foundation Series is great, though I never read the prequel. I, Robot is also a lot of fun; unlike the book, though, it’s a series of short stories.

I saw your question about what books of Asimov’s to read. I would suggest starting with his robot series, the first book being “The Caves of Steel”. These are really the beginning of his universe, and you’ll understand things that happened in the later books much better if you read these to start out with. This is, of course, just my opinion.

Actually, the very beginning is “The End of Eternity”… and the prequels to the Foundation trilogy and even the homage series (Foundation’s Fear, Foundation and Chaos and Foundation’s Triumph) have a lot of winks to it, and to “The Currents of Space”

Actually, the universe of the robots, and the galactic empire, and the foundations, begins with Asimov’s first novel, “Pebble in the Sky.” It is both the first book published, and the first one chronologically. I treated myself last summer, and read the whole saga, back-to-back-to-back.

I’ve only read I, robot and The Gods Themselves by Asimov. I loved them both (and am waiting to get my hands on a nice looking edition of the foundation series), but I’d recommend The Gods Themselves even more. Happy reading!

Not really- It just proves that none of his books are primarily about philosophy, as opposed to Science, Language, History, Literature, etc. That doesn’t mean they can’t contain philosophy, as almost all literature does.

About your question? Start with the Foundation Trilogy. It’s quick to read each book, but it manages to encompass large swathes of time and still make you care about the characters you follow. Foundation and Empire is probably the best out of the trilogy.

Whenever I am depressed and totally let down, I just look up to these cartoon teachings. These so far have been the best inspirational sources to lift my energy and momentum.
Thanks a ton to the creator and editors of this website. All the best for your future endeavors.

I went through the same process two years ago – I had been only reading nonfiction and finally came to the conclusion I should probably let my mind relax and read some classic fiction as well. I’d agree with Matt – go with the Foundation trilogy, and then expand from there. I think I eventually tried to go in the order the books were listed in the front pages of one of the series, and that worked ok for me.
They are pretty quick reads, really worth taking the time to consume. I was glad I did.

I do adore The Foundation trilogy, as well as I, Robot. If you’re looking for something a bit more off the beaten path, I’d also highly recommend The Gods Themselves! Asimov does a brilliant job imagining an alien species from another Universe, making them feel quite unique and very well thought out. The story centers around a materials exchange one scientist stumbled into in which we trade non-radioactive materials for radioactive ones, providing both Universes with effectively unlimited energy.

Great work as usual, and even better since it’s Asimov and has Japan in it 🙂

As to where to start reading, yes, Foundation trilogy would be one option. Personally, I’d recommend a collection of his short stories and branching out from there. ‘Robot Dreams’ is great and should be easily available. The Complete Robot for, well, the complete robot stories. Or for something a bit different try Fantastic Voyage II: Destination Brain.

Oh, and don’t be surprised if Susan Calvin is not the Hollywood-ized hot babe from the I, Robot movie – his original is quite different (and a lot more interesting for it).

Interesting that the suggestions of where to start with reading Asimov all focus on his science fiction, when that is really a minority of his work. It’s all good, but if interested in more than his SF, I would actually recommend starting with his Autobiography to get a sense of where he came from and his philosophy (which is woven through all his writings, even if he didn’t get a book in that section of the Dewey Decimal System). Opus 100, Opus 200, and Opus 300 are also good as overviews of his first, second and third hundred books respectively, so you can get an idea which of his books may interest you. Then leap into whichever field of study interests you.

I’ve recently been in a slump at school and constantly questioning whether the work I’m doing is worth the effort. Your art reminded me of why I pursued higher learning in the first place and how enriching education is for both the mind and soul. Thank you!

I highly recommend reading the collection of Asimov’s short stories with his comments to each one of them. Very inspiring. He talks a lot about how a certain story was written and what gave him the idea, and also about his process. Reading his commentary helped me start writing again.

Gavin, great representation of a great quote from one of my favorite authors. I too recommend you start with the robot series. He’ll hook you from the first page. You’ll be lost for months if you don’t pace yourself! When will this one be poster-ized? I have school aged kids that I have in mind to present this to…

Oh my gosh! Everything I’ve been trying to convince my students of in one beautifully drawn cartoon. I sometimes read “The Feeling of Power”, one of Asimov’s short stories, to my students to give them something to think about. Excellent job, Gav! 🙂

A closely related quote which is one of my all-time favorites comes from Asimov’s foil/colleague/rival Arthur C. Clarke:

In my life I have found two things of priceless worth—learning and loving. Nothing else—not fame, not power, not achievement for its own sake—can possibly have the same lasting value. For when your life is over, if you can say “I have learned” and “I have loved,” you will also be able to say “I have been happy.”

When I was in college I told a friend that I wanted to do so many things and never stop learning. He warned me that it would take too long to master everything I wanted to do. I told him that at least I wouldn’t have wasted my life. This is a great comic 🙂

I love this one! I, Robot might be a nice place to start – I haven’t read that much Asimoc myself, but I, Robot is a compilation of short stories, so you can dip in and out, and it’s quite interesting.

Wonderful. Asimov is my favorite author. I have a personal goal of reading all of his books before I die. Maybe not the textbook on biochemistry but the other. I find the first two volumes of his autobiography “In Memory Yet Green” and “In joy Still Felt” to be very inspiring. And quotes like this make me think I need to watch a lot less TV and learn much more. I was happy to see your character was a CPA. Being one myself I know the level of work it takes to earn that credential. I spent a lot of time dreaming of what I could do when I was not studying for those exams anymore.

I’m in the same age bracket as that old lady and I’m so pleased that I could read and understand the Japanese in this beautiful piece of work. I’m also fluent in French and have traveled extensively. Nice to know I’m on track with Asimov’s philosophy as I re-invent myself with the start of a new business. Would love to buy a poster of this! Thanks again for your generous sharing!

It was and is my “preferred book/s” since the whole set spans over 25000 years of human “History” in an unique way. Asimov’s deep understanding of Human History and Universal knowldege and Passion became this work of Art. I hope you’ll like it.

Hey there Gav, I absolutely loved this one! It really spoke to me, and it was wonderful to find a quote that reflects my deep love of knowledge and learning…

As for where to start with Asimov… the Foundation books (particularly the original 4 books) are fantastic. To start small though, try a short story called The Last Question. It should be available online, and after a quick read will help show you just how brilliant the man was.
A Loint of Paw is also worth reading. It doesn’t show his amazing ingenuity and creativity as much as his science fiction stuff, but it does show a pretty great sense of humour and wit.

The moment I finished to read this comic, I realized it represented my life. In highschool, I went to a technical school (in Argentina, you get a technician degree after you graduate if you go to this type of high school), but I realized that it was not something that I actually LOVED. I was just trying to get a job as soon as I graduate, without knowing what I really wanted in my life.
I started to work the first week after finishing high school, but then after some months I realized it was not the type of work I wanted to have for the rest of my life.

When I was 16, two things happened: I discovered DeviantArt and travelled to France.
Deviantart was (and still is) like heaven for me. I just see all those drawings and think “My godness, look at those drawings. I have so much ideas, I REALLY HAVE TO LEARN TO DRAW”… And this is the year I decided to get the idea into action and really learn how to draw properly. When my boss is not looking, I watch tutorials and tecnics to draw, and analyse every paint I can. Also, Im writing down all the ideas I have so that when I went full pro, I could make those ideas into great proyects (ie, I have the best Harry Potter cover designs of the world… but still in my mind).
I travelled to France for an exchange program the school offered. A french girl would came to my house and some months later, I would travelled to hers. I had travelled to Canada two years before France, but it didnt had the impact France gave to me. I was dating a boy that I really loved, so when I found out he was going to sign up to the exchange program, I though “well, why not?”. I was not even into it, I just wanted to go beacuse of that guy. I even though that the French flag was the italian flag, to give you an idea of what I knew from the country at that time. But when I get there, It was great. Camille´s mom (Camille = the french girl) was used to speak spanish, so I could talk all the three weeks with her. She gave me a tour of the surroundings of the house (the neighborhood, near Avignon), and we talked a lot about the things frenchs do and argentinians do. It was the best experience of my life, It was the moment I knew I had to travel to more countries to met people like her and to walk in lands like these.

Few months before, I started to think about what could I do to travel the world without having to comeback fifteen days later to work again in an office. So I came with this idea of drawing pictures of the countries I visited and sell them to the world. Landscapes and portraits of the people I meet in my journey. But what can I do to talk to the people of other countries properly? Well, learning a language! And what is the first language I want to learn? FRENCH! (after english, but that doesnt count because i already know it).
Thank you so much for making this comics, you are such an inspiration, Gavin! (And thanks to you, I also discovered Chris Guillebeau blog. It is awesome!)

Ps: If you want me to translate some of your comics into spanish, I would gladly accept 🙂

Loved your comment. I share the feeling, I also went to a technical school (el Lasalle de Florida ;), but it wasn’t what I really wanted. Now, several years later, I am just starting to find what I want. And the internet has always been my main source of inspiration. Also, just a few months ago I went to Europe for the first time, and it was awesome. Now I’m about to start learning French and maybe will go live to France for some time with my gf. Travelling is one of the best things one can do.

Keep it up! Hope to see your drawings some day! (please make one of Toulouse!)

Wow! What a beautiful piece you have here, Gavin! So inspiring!
As an aside, in 1973 or thereabouts, I read “The Human Brain: Its Capacities and Functions” and at the time it was wildly inspiring … lots of “aha” moments! Mr. Azimov provided a truly engaging overview of the brain/body/hormones and their relationships.
Best always.

I wish I could be more articulate about how this comic speaks to me. It is essentially how I define my purpose in life. I read this and then told my husband I wanted to buy a print to remind myself in my moments of weakness. So please, put this one up for sale. It puts a beautiful picture of how I try to live in a style I adore.

Lovely as usual, and your quote of one of Hokusai’s prints of Mt Fuji took my breath away. (A haiku translated into English, which I was taught as a child: “On Kawaguchi’s shore I muse / as Fuji through the mist / presents all Hundred Views.” I’ve never succeeded in finding the original.)

As for what Asimov to read, start with the Robot stories. Lovely bite-sized chunks varying from humor to deep philosophical questions.

After the education system utterly failed me, I learned pretty much everything I know now thanks to the Internet. Seeing how it actually works, almost ten years after finishing school, I sat down and learned the basics of drawing, animation and video game programming, skills that I still develop.

Meanwhile, I see people around me saying they’re “too old to learn new stuff”. Go figure.

But what I found especially amusing about this particular comic is that, coincidentally, for the last few months I’m also learning both Japanese and French, just like the character. All from the internet. And it works. 🙂

Absolutely stunning. Both the story and the artwork. Also love that it came out the same day my friend and I launched a new place for lifelong learners. And our first class is actually on another science fiction great: it’s the world through the lens of Vonnegut’s made up religion of Bokononism in Cat’s Cradle.

This really hit home to me. For the past 5 years I’ve been learning languages through my headphones. First German when I came to Austria and now Japanese, I think people don’t realize how much time they have to learn languages and how easy it can be. If you have the time I think it’s always pretty easy to pick up the basics of a tongue before going there.

I also really loved her habit of painting landscapes of the places she visited. I feel like too often we stick to just tourism when we visit countries. To really visit a country should be to encounter the regular everyday life of the citizens. Learning the language, painting, taking part in a class like bonsai pruning or calligraphy. If you’re just going to wander around and look at the things that you are told are important for you to see I feel like you’re not going deep enough.

Amazing as always. First of all Asimov is my favorite writer and I’ve read everything has been published here, fiction and non-fiction. Plus I’m Japanese so I appreciate the ‘location’ very much.
Only one thing hurts my eyes a bit. Fuji-san is the most famous landscape in Japan (and also an UNESCO World Heritage Site), it’s a volcano and its top is not sharp, it rather a truncated cone and I think it’s a feature of that sacred mountain.
Of course that doesn’t diminish your work.
About Asimov readings I’d say begin with the Foundation series (especially the first three) then try the Robots if the Foundation stories have caught you.

Asimov stuff to read:
If you can get a copy of The Complete Robot, that has ALL of his robot stories, grouped according to his liking.
Nightfall is amazing – I prefer the short story to the novelized version that he partnered with Silverberg on.
Foundation is good, but it has not aged as well for me – I was quite enamored with it as a teen, less so 20 years on.

Another EPIC cartoon. This one was a heart tug and you did an outstanding job of capturing the feeling in the pictures. I love it… all the way down to the way the old lady is looking up in that one frame. As a friend of mine just said, “This one even tugged the heart strings, it’s impossible not to root for that old lady!”Great work, Gav. Keep it up!

Wow, Gavin! I’ve been reading your site for just over a year now, and THIS is the first comic I can say I really want hanging in my house! Being a lifelong learner, an “autodidact”, is the greatest source of joy and achievement I’ve discovered, and your work here is exemplary of what a flourishing life it can lead to. This is more inspiring than any motivational speech about working towards what you love or finding goodness in dire situations; this, to me, is just about enjoying the world we have in whatever way you choose. Please tell me there will be a print available!

As for Asimov, you really can’t go wrong. I started with his stand-alone short stories before digging into the Foundation series, but each book is great in its own way.

As a physicist, and a hobbits backpacker that males drawings of hostels where I have been to, there is no way I could feel more inspired by this cômico. Thank you for keep giving hope for uns out there 🙂

Problem is not about learning but being told what to learn. We all learn what we want to learn after school. That’s when the real, passionate learning begins for most. The whole culture of schools (not the learning part) is not realistic. It’s designed for kids.

Thank you. Just waiting for you to make this wondrous adaptation of one of my life’s inspirations available as a print. I’ve heard patience is a virtue. Believe me I’m working on it. But this piece is marvelous. Thank you.

Isaac Asimov has been my favorite author since I was a kid.
Started reading his science fiction tales and novels, and that made me love the SciFi genre. Science Fiction movies were my favorites as a child and decided that my dreamjob was to work in the FX department, making animatronics, masks, special FX make up and props. But that is something almost impossible in a 3rd world country without film industry, so eventually I ended working as a programmer.
As a young adult, I discovered Asimov’s history series and that made me fall in love with the Roman Empire and its history.
But now I’m 31 years old. Not exactly a kid anymore. Have been working the same job as web developer for 8 years now and used to think that I was too old already to enter on the FX industry.

Then I discovered your comics and felt inspired to pursue those old dreams. I put a workshop in a room in my house and have been working on making props, replicas and learning Special Effects.
Because Asimov made me love the Roman Empire, I hope to visit Rome sometime, and because of that, I started learning italian 8 months ago.
So here I am, learning italian and watching tutorial videos about special effects outside my 8 to 5 work. Both things related somehow to Isaac Asimov.

And you come and publish a comic about an accountant that learns languages and how to make art, using an quote by Asimov.

Awesome strip and juxtaposition of an Isaac Asimov quote! This really combines several elements for me: that I have read Asimov’s science fiction extensively (to include many of his science columns that once graced editions of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction), that I live in Japan (and Nipponjin is right if this is supposed to be Fuji-yama), and that this could be my maternal grandmother 100%–with the white hair and glasses. Thanks for a great work.

I just wanted to thank you for the inspiration. This comic is so amazing. I’ve loved Asimov’s writing since I was a kid in the early 80’s and between his words and your art I’m just so happy. I love your comic!

I believe a problem today’s youth and perhaps also older generations have, is that many simply dislike learning.
For many, school has become something that you just have to get through, because you don’t actually enjoy being.
It can be anything: bad stuff at home, no friends, getting bullied, or any other number of reasons.
But one that seems to shine through is that you are not there to learn, you are there to go to school. You don’t actually care about the learning.

I remember early school. I loved math, art, sport and history. I wasn’t good at language and social study though. But later on, as it got worse at home, worse in school, I ended up hating school. I went to school because I had to go to school, not because I wanted (or knew that I really needed) to learn.

I disliked all my teachers except my English teacher. Somehow she taught me how to love learning English, while my new teachers didn’t seem to care much or flat out ridiculed me. This rang true for all my English teachers throughout the years. Went out of school with straight A in English throughout the entire thing.

While this is more of a “personal story” others I have spoken to, come with a very similar story. The school systems need to change. Too many view school as some sort of institution that you are forced to have to go through, instead of a haven of knowledge.

long ass rant over 😛
Also sorry for bad English. I might have gotten high grades, but it’s been a few years, and grades aren’t everything.

As no one’s suggested it, and it really is one of his good ones – Asimov’s Mysteries. Collection of short crime stories in a science-fiction setting written when someone said that science fiction was a contained genre and Asimov set out to prove them wrong.

I really appreciate the tone of this one. Rather than a backhand insult to the “traditional” career and education path, it shows that the two can work in harmony. And I quite agree that “education” was we know it can end, but learning NEVER should!

I really love this one because I love to learn and discover new things. Just last Friday, my best friend and I attended a calligraphy workshop and we both loved it. Now, all we have to do is practice real hard and practicing is not really a tedious task, I’m loving every moment of it with each stroke I make 🙂 Next month, we might enrol in a watercolour painting workshop too! 🙂 And oh, we’re learning Niponggo and Mandarin too.

I’ve read so many books by Asimov. He has been my favorite author since I was a child, back in the early 70s. Anyway, one of his great short stories is called “The Last Question”, and you can read it online, here: http://www.multivax.com/last_question.html

It doesn’t take long to read, and really gives you a good taste of his writing.

Reading your comics suggests to me that you would really enjoy Asimov’s science writing. Any volume of his essays published in Fantasy & Science Fiction is a good place to start. He wrote them on all sorts of subjects, one a month for at least three decades. Some are out of date of course, but just the tone and friendliness inherent in his writing style is great — not to mention the insight into his life and all sorts of other subjects that came to mind as he was writing.

If you enjoy “cozy” mysteries and puzzles, you may also like the Black Widowers mystery stories — which, like the science essays, delve into a great many topics besides the mysteries themselves.

I really loved this particular comic and quote. it inspired me to travel to places, paint (or draw) my favourite scenes. I want to do more with my life, learn things that actually interest me and put them to use in my short life. thank you.

I love the comic and am a huge Asimov fan. However, in perusing the collecting of his letters published by his brother, “A lifetime in letters,” I found a rather interesting tidbit. Asimov HATED traveling. He would rather have stayed in his home office writing books, or learning. But, he found it a necessary evil to appease his wife who enjoyed vacations, and when he needed to travel for speaking functions, especially speaking about science fiction, because he adored his science fiction fans.

Some select letters he wrote about “vacations” and traveling: ” “I’ve never had a voluntary vacation in my life.” 7 July 1983

“You have a vacation when you do something you like better than your work. But there isn’t anything I like better than my work. My vacation therefore exists all year long– except when I am forced to go away.” 20 July 1965

“I am being forced to take a week off for a Bermuda cruise. (But don’t worry, I’m sneaking a pen and paper aboard and when no one’s looking, I will write.) 7 July 1988

Your site was a blessing for me. I even have some quotes you’ve illustrated at my office. Every person that stops to read them, ends with a BIG smile upon their faces, and I love that. I always say: Google “Zen Pencils” and check the rest. It’s awesome.

Now, this poem in particular was AWESOME for me. It’s the most inspiring one and it touched me deeply.
Thanks for sharing and always lighting up my days.

One of my favourites, and truly inspirational! I’m a lifelong learner (going through my PhD now, despite people telling me I should “grow up” and get a “real job”) and can’t imagine a day where I’m not actively learning and exploring and growing.

This presentation is fantastic. I am 86, and I am still learning everyday. I was 42 when I discovered Isaac Asimov. He taught me the use of the slide rule. I did not read only his wonderful fiction but also his science books. Whenever I had a question, I would write to him. And he always answered clarifying the subject. He was brilliant but also extremely kind. And he had a great sense of humor. Thank you with all my heart for bringing him to us in such a vivid way.

1.Caves Of Steel
2.Naked Sun
3.Robots Of Dawn
4.Robots and Empire
5.Prelude to Foundation
6.Foundation
7.Foundation and Empire
8.Second Foundation
9.Foundations Edge
10.Foundation and Earth
I haven’t finished the series myself yet! But you will definitely get pulled into these books like never before and you won’t look at Science Fiction the same way again.

I got to see you at comic con Mumbai and got my book signed too, best day of my life!

I look forward to someday having this one my wall. (I imagine every comments section here begs to have their comic available for purchase, but I’ll add my voice here anyway, in case it helps this one along!)

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You know those questionairres that periodically circulate where one of the questions is ‘you’re having a dinner party and can have five guests, living or dead. Who do you invite?’ My list has changed a bit but Asimov is always on it. Also: In an interview, the interviewer asked him ‘You have a week left to live. What do you do?’ His reply:’Type faster.”.

I went a long time without reading them because I thought they would be out of date by now. Not so. Asimov was smarter than that!

The longer articles he wrote for F&SF for decade are amazing, and are available in a number of collections. I have just started rereading “Far As Human Eye Could See”, with my wife and kids this time, and it’s just as awesome as I remember. I’m really looking forward to “Poison in the Negative”, later in the book, which talks about the discovery of vitamins via deficiency diseases. Another article talks about studies of heritable traits, starting with Mendel in the 1800s.

I would suggest avoiding the “Far Frontiers” collections — their essays are too short to really develop their ideas; the LA Times couldn’t give Asimov as much space as F&SF did, I guess.

The longer articles he wrote for F&SF for decade are amazing, and are available in a number of collections. I have just started rereading “Far As Human Eye Could See”, with my wife and kids this time, and it’s just as awesome as I remember. I’m really looking forward to “Poison in the Negative”, later in the book, which talks about the discovery of vitamins via deficiency diseases. Another article talks about studies of heritable traits, starting with Mendel in the 1800s.
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number of collections. I have just started rereading “Far As Human Eye Could See”, with my wife and kids this time, and it’s just as awesome as I remember. I’m really looking forward to “Poison in the Negative”, later in the book

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Wow, just discovered your site today. This comic blew me away and had significant meaning for me. I was recently enstranged from my parents. They felt I was the perpetural student who never grew up because I am on my 3rd career change, this time doing something I enjoy, and back in school. Reading through your comic made me think about my life. Ive experienced so much, visited so many, laughed, loved and lived. I have no regrets and look forward to the next stage of my life in my 40s and 50s. Thank you for this comic.

I was wondering if it’s possible to use the last panel of your comic as an image for an article on the same topic?
Can I use it with attribution? With some sort of royalty? It’s not for a commercial site, just a blog of writing.

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Hi.
I just translated this to spanish in photoshop for an aunt that could be as well the lady in this comic, just with different hair color 🙂
She really liked this and wanted me to make more for her.
Do you have any of these comics translated to spanish? or could I put them in my website so she (and many of her older friends who cant read english) can read them.
I would of course credit your site, wouldnt remove any of your copyrights and would only affect the text balloons.
Please let me know so I can start with some more (although you have A LOT :D)
greetings from Mexico
Francisco

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